August/September, 2015 DREAM Newsletters

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August 30-September 5

September 6-12

September 13-19

September 20-26

August 30-September 5, 2015

​From DREAM: Disability Rights, Education, Activism, and MentoringSponsored by the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education at Syracuse University and the Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD) -------------------------------Weekly Email Update on Issues Related to Disability and Higher Education Week of August 30 – September 5, 2015** WELCOME BACK, EVERYONE! AS USUAL, THIS ISSUE AND THE NEXT FEW ISSUES ARE A LITTLE LONGER AS WE CATCH UP ON SUMMER NEWS. **-------------------------------Disability and higher education in the news (in no particular order):* After appeal of a 2014 decision, the US District court upheld the need for the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) to offering better disability accommodation policies and practices: http://casinstitute.org/news/law-school-admission-council-implement-sweeping-changes-testing-accommodation-procedures-test

* Professor Bill Peace of Syracuse University wrote about nurses teaching him to have sex after a spinal injury – the controversial piece for Northwestern University has led to censorship and resignation of a highly regarded professor: http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/232765/

* Some incoming students at Duke University are boycotting the book Fun House on their recommended (and optional) reading list. The book has nudity and discusses sexuality, mental health, suicide, and family dynamics (heads up - this article about the controversy may offend those of you with delicate sensibilities): http://www.dailydot.com/geek/duke-freshmen-fun-home-controversy/

* The Minnesota Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (MRID) has created a new online forum for educational interpreters (Kdg through higher ed). This month’s vlog features a discussion of STEM signs from a Deaf engineer from NASA. You can learn more or join the discussion at: http://www.mrid.org/educational-interpreters-community

* 10 years after Katrina, there have been a few items remembering – here is a captioned 10-minute video (with no audio description) about the impact on direct service providers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7EN81ZOhrw.

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September 6-12, 2015

From DREAM: Disability Rights, Education, Activism, and MentoringSponsored by the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education at Syracuse University and the Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD) -------------------------------Weekly Email Update on Issues Related to Disability and Higher Education Week of September 6-12, 2015-------------------------------Disability and higher education in the news (in no particular order):* The US Department of Justice has issued information about testing accommodations for students, campuses, and testing agencies: http://www.ada.gov/regs2014/testing_accommodations.html

* “The Companion” is a new app designed for college students that lets friends walk you home at night, and it’s easy to imagine disabled students using it in other circumstances where they don’t feel safe, are having illness flare-ups, or would appreciate friends monitoring how things are going. Learn more at: http://www.businessinsider.com/campanion-app-surging-in-popularity-2015-9

* Trevor Thomas is a blind man who has hiked all over the U.S. with the first guide dog ever trained for long-distance hiking, and he says the wilderness is the one place that never discriminates: http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-ouch-34186187

* 2015 had the first Labor Day without the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) telethon that featured comedian and actor Jerry Lewis – for those of you who don’t know about telethons and their place in disability history, here’s more information: https://medium.com/@kgotkin/what-was-the-telethon-48f0f28aceee

For more information about DREAM, the Taishoff Center, or AHEAD contact Wendy Harbour (wendy@ahead.org). Wendy can also handle requests to subscribe or unsubscribe. By the way, please don't presume DREAM, the Taishoff Center, Syracuse University, or AHEAD agree with everything in these links we send out - we're just passing along the information so you can form your own opinions. Thanks.

September 13-19, 2015

​From DREAM: Disability Rights, Education, Activism, and MentoringSponsored by the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education at Syracuse University and the Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD) -------------------------------Weekly Email Update on Issues Related to Disability and Higher Education Week of September 13-19, 2015-------------------------------Disability and higher education in the news (in no particular order):* The state of California is likely to begin retroactively awarding diplomas to thousands of students who passed all their coursework but failed the state exit exam, which meant they were blocked from many employment and higher education opportunities. This will be especially critical for students with disabilities who may have failed the exam for disability-related reasons: http://edsource.org/2015/bill-allowing-diplomas-for-students-who-failed-exit-exam-goes-to-governor/86521

* This past spring, a group of GWU students took a course on disability and the Holocaust, which included travel to Europe to visit contemporary memorials – a video with students’ reflections is now online (do not turn on automatic captioning or it will block the view of captions; no audio description): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJadwVLA78A

And a few related items of possible interest to college students:* The Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability at San Francisco State University has created an online version of their exhibit about the Section 504 sit-in that led to passage of a law that has helped every college student with a disability (videos are captioned and audio-described): https://sites7.sfsu.edu/longmoreinstitute/patient-no-more

* Various disability groups in Washington State have worked together to release new videos explaining laws about service and companion animals (the videos are captioned and audio described):http://www.rootedinrights.org/serviceanimals/

For more information about DREAM, the Taishoff Center, or AHEAD contact Wendy Harbour (wendy@ahead.org). Wendy can also handle requests to subscribe or unsubscribe. By the way, please don't presume DREAM, the Taishoff Center, Syracuse University, or AHEAD agree with everything in these links we send out - we're just passing along the information so you can form your own opinions. Thanks.

September 20-26, 2015

From DREAM: Disability Rights, Education, Activism, and MentoringSponsored by the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education at Syracuse University and the Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD) -------------------------------Weekly Email Update on Issues Related to Disability and Higher Education Week of September 20-26, 2015-------------------------------Disability and higher education in the news (in no particular order):* After scrapping plans to rank colleges, the Obama administration has published its new “College Scorecard” (at https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/). As NPR notes, every prospective student will use this information in different ways (http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/09/21/441417608/the-new-college-scorecard-npr-does-some-math), but information about diversity on campuses does not include any information about the percentage of college students with disabilities, even though this information is readily available to the government at their own College Navigator website (https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/).

* Carnegie Mellon student and Active Minds speaker Kai Roberts released albums about his experiences dealing with depression and anxiety during college – they’re available at a “name your price” cost (with no minimum) at http://www.kairoberts.com/

* After going viral with their cover of Pharell’s “Happy” last year, the Deaf film students at Camp Mark Seven have released their ASL cover version of Philp Phillip’s “Home,” telling everyone they can find a safe home through community (video is signed and captioned, but no audio description): http://www.mtv.com/news/2277454/phillip-phillips-home-asl-cover/

For more information about DREAM, the Taishoff Center, or AHEAD contact Wendy Harbour (wendy@ahead.org) or check out our website at http://www.dreamcollegediability.org. Wendy can also handle requests to subscribe or unsubscribe. By the way, please don't presume DREAM, the Taishoff Center, Syracuse University, or AHEAD agree with everything in these links we send out - we're just passing along the information so you can form your own opinions. Thanks.

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